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 —seduced by the temporary success of a few children of fortune, I observe that their minds recoil from the prospects which are held forth by the ordinary, and, mark me,—by the only modes of acquiring property—fair trade, and honourable professions. It is for you and your companions that I fear. God grant! that there may not be a moral as well as a political disorganization! God grant! that our youth, the hope of our state, may not be lost to us! For, oh! my son, the wisest has said—'He that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.' Let us step into Clarke's and take an ice."